12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words [1] of the transgressor.

Other Translations of Proverbs 22:12

New International Version

12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

English Standard Version

12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the traitor.

The Message

12 God guards knowledge with a passion, but he'll have nothing to do with deception.

New King James Version

12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the faithless.

New Living Translation

12 The Lord preserves those with knowledge, but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 22:12

Commentary on Proverbs 22:12

(Read Proverbs 22:12)

God turns the counsels and designs of treacherous men to their own confusion.